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Your grandkids will live in poverty unless we tax the rich

June 04, 2024
Wealth Inequality Enough is Enough Tax Wealth Not Work Economics of Covid Rich get Richer Poor get Poorer Economics Explained Tax the Rich End Austerity Billionaire Poverty
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I don't think taxing the rich is easy

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I don't think taxing the rich is easy and<00:00:02.440> I<00:00:02.560> don't<00:00:02.879> campaign<00:00:03.360> to<00:00:03.560> tax<00:00:03.800> the<00:00:03.919> rich

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and I don't campaign to tax the rich

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and I don't campaign to tax the rich because<00:00:04.319> I<00:00:04.440> think<00:00:04.600> it's<00:00:04.799> easy<00:00:05.799> I<00:00:06.040> campaign<00:00:06.359> for

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because I think it's easy I campaign for

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because I think it's easy I campaign for taxing<00:00:06.759> the<00:00:06.879> rich<00:00:07.160> because<00:00:07.319> it's<00:00:07.840> essential

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taxing the rich because it's essential

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taxing the rich because it's essential it<00:00:08.920> is<00:00:09.120> the<00:00:09.280> only<00:00:09.599> way<00:00:09.760> to<00:00:10.000> prevent<00:00:10.360> the

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it is the only way to prevent the

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it is the only way to prevent the collapse<00:00:10.880> of<00:00:10.960> Western<00:00:11.280> living<00:00:11.519> standards<00:00:12.240> and

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collapse of Western living standards and

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collapse of Western living standards and I<00:00:12.480> don't<00:00:12.639> think<00:00:12.799> it's<00:00:13.000> easy<00:00:13.599> I<00:00:13.719> don't<00:00:13.880> think

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I don't think it's easy I don't think

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I don't think it's easy I don't think it's<00:00:14.240> easy<00:00:14.480> and<00:00:14.599> you<00:00:14.719> know<00:00:15.080> sometimes<00:00:15.280> in<00:00:15.400> my

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it's easy and you know sometimes in my

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it's easy and you know sometimes in my heart<00:00:15.639> of<00:00:15.759> hearts<00:00:16.000> I<00:00:16.080> don't<00:00:16.199> think<00:00:16.279> we'll

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heart of hearts I don't think we'll

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heart of hearts I don't think we'll achieve<00:00:16.760> it<00:00:17.400> but<00:00:17.560> if<00:00:17.640> we<00:00:17.760> don't<00:00:18.000> achieve<00:00:18.320> it

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achieve it but if we don't achieve it

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achieve it but if we don't achieve it then<00:00:19.000> your<00:00:19.279> grandkids<00:00:20.039> and<00:00:20.199> my<00:00:20.439> grandkids<00:00:20.920> and

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then your grandkids and my grandkids and

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then your grandkids and my grandkids and all<00:00:21.160> of<00:00:21.320> the<00:00:21.400> viewers<00:00:21.800> grandkids<00:00:22.480> will<00:00:22.680> live

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all of the viewers grandkids will live

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all of the viewers grandkids will live in<00:00:23.000> Desperate<00:00:23.680> poverty<00:00:24.080> and<00:00:24.160> that's<00:00:24.279> why<00:00:24.400> I

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in Desperate poverty and that's why I

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in Desperate poverty and that's why I caign<00:00:24.960> for<00:00:25.080> it<00:00:25.840> um<00:00:26.039> but<00:00:26.160> it<00:00:26.279> is<00:00:26.439> doable<00:00:26.960> it<00:00:27.039> is

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caign for it um but it is doable it is

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caign for it um but it is doable it is doable<00:00:27.480> it's<00:00:27.599> not<00:00:27.720> going<00:00:27.800> to<00:00:27.920> be<00:00:28.039> easy<00:00:28.679> because

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doable it's not going to be easy because

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doable it's not going to be easy because the<00:00:29.000> rich<00:00:29.199> have<00:00:29.279> a<00:00:29.560> ton<00:00:29.679> of<00:00:29.759> money<00:00:30.080> and<00:00:30.199> they

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the rich have a ton of money and they

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the rich have a ton of money and they they<00:00:30.480> buy<00:00:30.640> out<00:00:30.800> the<00:00:30.880> government<00:00:31.199> they<00:00:31.320> buy<00:00:31.439> out

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they buy out the government they buy out

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they buy out the government they buy out the<00:00:31.840> newspapers<00:00:32.480> but<00:00:32.599> we<00:00:32.719> did<00:00:32.880> it<00:00:33.040> before<00:00:33.760> you

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the newspapers but we did it before you

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the newspapers but we did it before you know<00:00:34.040> if<00:00:34.120> you<00:00:34.520> look<00:00:35.520> early<00:00:35.840> 20th<00:00:36.239> century

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know if you look early 20th century

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know if you look early 20th century Britain<00:00:38.280> richest<00:00:38.640> country<00:00:38.920> in<00:00:39.000> the

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Britain richest country in the

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Britain richest country in the world<00:00:40.920> desperate<00:00:41.399> poverty<00:00:41.960> you<00:00:42.079> know<00:00:42.239> read

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world desperate poverty you know read

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world desperate poverty you know read Charles<00:00:42.760> Dickens<00:00:43.399> you<00:00:43.520> know<00:00:43.680> that's<00:00:43.800> the

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Charles Dickens you know that's the

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Charles Dickens you know that's the history<00:00:44.160> of<00:00:44.280> this<00:00:44.440> country<00:00:44.800> and<00:00:44.920> you<00:00:45.039> know

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history of this country and you know

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history of this country and you know it's<00:00:45.879> a<00:00:46.039> same<00:00:46.199> all<00:00:46.320> over<00:00:46.600> Europe<00:00:46.879> and<00:00:47.000> you<00:00:47.120> know

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it's a same all over Europe and you know

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it's a same all over Europe and you know even<00:00:48.160> the<00:00:48.320> US<00:00:49.160> had<00:00:49.239> a<00:00:49.360> lot<00:00:49.480> of<00:00:49.600> desperate

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even the US had a lot of desperate

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even the US had a lot of desperate poverty<00:00:51.440> but<00:00:52.359> ordinary<00:00:52.920> people<00:00:53.160> fought<00:00:53.520> for<00:00:53.719> a

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poverty but ordinary people fought for a

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poverty but ordinary people fought for a fairer<00:00:54.280> settlement<00:00:54.840> a<00:00:54.960> fair<00:00:55.239> distribution<00:00:55.680> of

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fairer settlement a fair distribution of

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fairer settlement a fair distribution of wealth<00:00:56.000> and<00:00:56.120> they<00:00:56.239> got<00:00:56.359> it